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Historical Event on 10/24/2000

Hyrunnisa, suspected to be the key accused in the Kollam liquor tragedy, nabbed along with her husband and a worker in her shop in Guruvayur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1997Queen Elizabeth visits Kalakshetra where she witnesses Bharatanatyam show and film shooting at MGR Film City, Taramani in Chennai. She also goes to Kancheepuram and Sriperumbudur (Rajiv Gandhi memorial).
6/18/1993Sunil Mittal, businessman, denies getting any money from Harshad Mehta.
2/28/1918Srinivas Ramanujan, famous Indian scientist, was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
2/11/1933First edition of weekly ""Harijan"" edited by Mahatma Gandhi was published from Pune in English and Hindi.
6/16/1951Nehru opponents founded People's party at New Delhi.
5/15/1958Gift Tax Act was introduced.
1/26/1995Dr. Nelson Mandela attends India's 46th Republic Day celebration as national guest.
8/12/2000Neelam Jaswant Singh heaves the discus to a National mark (59.53m) in the Travancore National circuit athletics meet in Thiurvananthapuram.
9/19/1996India Development Forum pledges $7b. to India.
5/4/1993Income Tax exemption limit raised to Rs.30,000; Customs duty on certain drugs reduced.